The manhunt was suspended and then resumed in the afternoon after two people fled on foot from South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers in the Johnsonville area.

The Florence County Sheriff’s Office was assisting troopers in apprehending the subjects, according to FCSO Maj. Mike Nunn. A K-9 unit and aviation teams were involved, along with Johnsonville police.

According to the SCHP, the pursuit began around 6 a.m. when troopers said they received a call about a suspicious van stopping at houses and a church in the Florence area.

Troopers attempted to stop the car on Old Marion Highway, but the driver of the vehicle would not pull over, crossing S.C. 76 and Papermill Road before the chase ended in Johnsonville.

Nunn said the van was reportedly stolen from Georgetown County.

“We arrived on scene around 7:30 a.m., so the suspects did have some lead time on us," he said. "So the longer the time goes that you can set up a perimeter, the less successful the search may be. But we’re hopeful. You know this is a pretty dense area to be searching in, very wooded.”

According to Nunn, the FCSO notified area residents about the manhunt.

Over a three-year span, seven doctors in the Grand Strand and the Pee Dee wrote nearly 71,000 prescriptions for fewer than 13,000 elderly or disabled patients enrolled in the Medicare prescription program.

Over a three-year span, seven doctors in the Grand Strand and the Pee Dee wrote nearly 71,000 prescriptions for fewer than 13,000 elderly or disabled patients enrolled in the Medicare prescription program.